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The Society Islands ((フランス語:Îles de la Société'' or officially ''Archipel de la Société); (タヒチ語: Tōtaiete mā)) are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is suspected to have been named by Captain James Cook supposedly in honour of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands; however, Cook himself stated in his journal that he called the islands ''Society'' "as they lay contiguous to one another."〔Horwitz, Tony. Oct. 2003, ''Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before'', Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-6455-8〕 ==Geography== The islands are divided, both geographically and administratively, into two groups: * Windward Islands (Îles du Vent) (listed from east to west) * * Mehetia * * Tahiti * * Tetiaroa * * Moorea * * Maiao * Leeward Islands (Îles Sous-le-Vent) * * Huahine * * Raiatea * * Tahaa * * Bora Bora * * Tupai * * Maupiti * * Mopelia * * Motu One (Bellinghausen) * * Manuae The islands became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. They have a population of 235,295 inhabitants (as of 2012).〔 They cover a land area of . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Society Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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